Table 3.
Sex, age and BMI distribution in patients with alexithymia and those without alexithymia
| Patients with alexithymia | Patients without alexithymia | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (%) | |||
| - Males | 46.0 | 54.0 | 0.0066 (**) |
| - Females | 19.5 | 80.5 | |
| Age (mean ± SD) | |||
| - Males | 66.0 ± 15.5 | 60.7 ± 14.7 | 0.1722 (ns) |
| - Females | 57.6 ± 12.2 | 52.5 ± 9.6 | 0.2958 (ns) |
| BMI (mean ± SD) | |||
| - Males | 28.4 ± 4.7 | 28.3 ± 2.3 | 0.9377 (ns) |
| - Females | 25.9 ± 2.3 | 24.8 ± 3.5 | 0.2941 (ns) |
Differences between patients with alexithymia and those without alexithymia with regard to sex were evaluated using Fisher’s exact test. The unpaired t test with Welch’s correction was used to analyze differences of age and BMI between the two groups
**: p < 0.01. Ns non-significant